I made a brief foray into Hockomock Swamp along the old railway embankment a few weeks ago, and that put it into my mind to see it this morning (MLK Day) in a new white coat. Instead of going in from the south, this time I used the powerline right-of-way that crosses the embankment. I hadn't been this way since last winter. It was bright, not too windy, and not far below freezing: ideal winter hiking weather.
*High-tech** interstellar propulsion system able to generate infinitely improbable events on demand--such as your spacecraft's infinitely improbable arrival elsewhere in the universe without having crossed the intervening space. The operation of the drive creates locally improbable events as a side-effect. (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe by Douglas Adams)
**Since superseded by the even cooler Bistromathic Drive. (see above source)
Entering from MA rt138, where it is part of the Massachusetts Bay Circuit Trail.
An improbable sight so far into the swamp: could there have been
an Infinite Improbability Drive* in operation somewhere close?
Turning down the old railway embankment, then looking back at the crossroads.
Off the embankment & right-of-way the terrain is wet, with frequent standing water and streams.
The embankment interrupts water flow through this part of the swamp,
so it was built with culverts beneath it. I like watching and listening here.
Whatever made these tracks crossed the bank and then turned parallel to and within inches of the water below. Short-tailed weasel fits the bill, maybe. (Peterson Flash Guide: Animal Tracks)
*High-tech** interstellar propulsion system able to generate infinitely improbable events on demand--such as your spacecraft's infinitely improbable arrival elsewhere in the universe without having crossed the intervening space. The operation of the drive creates locally improbable events as a side-effect. (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe by Douglas Adams)
**Since superseded by the even cooler Bistromathic Drive. (see above source)
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